What an Embarrassment

July 5, 2019July 5, 2019

Sometimes things make you so mad that you can’t even try to
be creative while talking about them. Nick Kyrgios aiming a shot and Rafael
Nadal and then refusing to apologize for it is one of those things. Tennis has
long been known as a gentleman’s game, complete with a set of unwritten rules
for decorum’s sake. One of those rules is not hitting a ball at your opponent and
apologizing if it does.

Sadly, however, this is perfectly in line with Kyrgios’ character.
He’s painted himself as an ignorant player who routinely has negative emotional
outbursts on the court. Again, showing emotion is perfectly alright, even
encouraged, but when those emotions are channeled into making yourself look like
someone who doesn’t want to be there, to put it simply, it’s just bad.

The worst part however was that this guy was touted to be
one of the next dominant forces in the game when he made his debut on the
professional circuit. Instead of trophies however, his career has been defined
by outrageous temper tantrums and drinking at bars until 11pm the night before
a match, as he was reportedly doing the night before facing Nadal at Wimbledon
2019.

I wrote a month ago about how Nick Kyrgios needed to seek
help and/or treatment for his anger issues. However, it’s now apparent that he
not only doesn’t want to help himself, but he doesn’t care about the game or
how he’s perceived by others at all.
This is a textbook definition of someone who’s a
sociopath and Nick Kyrgios needs help, but after his cowardly actions throughout
his career, part of me wants to say that he doesn’t deserve it.